End-to-end patch automation and integration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8972963
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13432889

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A method of automating patching of a computer system includes determining whether a computer patch is available for a computer system of a customer, determining a patch management policy of the customer, determining a patch window of the customer based on the determined patch management policy, and directing application of the computer patch to the computer system at the determined patch window.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baset, Salman A Hawthorne, US 28 425
Feroze, Mohamed Fazal Mohamed Chennai, IN 1 47
Garg, Rajesh Bangalore, IN 12 175
Gupta, Ashu Andhra Pradesh, IN 11 271
Huang, Hai Hawthorne, US 126 1242
Ningaiah, MadhuSudhan Kagalavadi Karnataka, IN 1 47
Ravichandran, Sumithra Chennai, IN 1 47
Tang, Chunqiang Hawthorne, US 51 1508
Viswanathan, Mahesh Somers, US 92 4240

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